Mahabharata 3.2.70 — Vana Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 70
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
ततो विहारैराहारैमोहितश्न यथेप्सया । महामोहे सुखे मग्नो नात्मानमवबुध्यते,इसके बाद इच्छानुसार आहार-विहारसे मोहित हो महामोहमय सुखमें निमग्न रहकर वह मनुष्य अपने आत्माके ज्ञानसे वंचित हो जाता है
tato vihārair āhārair mohitaś ca yathā-ipsayā | mahāmohe sukhe magno nātmānam avabudhyate ||
Thereafter, deluded by indulgence in pleasures and by food and recreation pursued according to one’s whims, a person sinks into the happiness born of great delusion and fails to awaken to the truth of the Self.
शौनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Indulgence in food and amusements pursued merely by personal whim breeds delusion (moha). When one becomes absorbed in such deceptive pleasure, one loses discernment and does not realize the Self; therefore restraint and clarity are necessary for dharmic living.
Śaunaka states a general moral-psychological observation: after a person gives in to desired enjoyments, he becomes deluded and, immersed in that delusive happiness, fails to awaken to self-knowledge.
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